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Gun debate returns after Las Vegas shooting

Washington Week with The Atlantic is the longest-running primetime news and public affairs program on television. The show features a group of journalists participating in a roundtable discussion of major news events and can be found at 8pm ET on most local PBS stations.

Season 2018 Episode 14 | 24m 24s | CC

Fifty-eight people died and nearly 500 were injured during a shooting a country music concert in Las Vegas Sunday. The panelists discussed the emerging Washington debate about how to potentially prevent similar events, along with rising tensions between President Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

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Is Washington any closer to addressing gun violence?

Latest school shooting reignites the gun control debate.

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The conversation around guns continues.

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